Ellen Kwatnoski’s review of News of the World by Paulette Jiles. “Historical novels often bury the reader in an avalanche of research that fails to move the story forward. Here, the details are rich and telling…Foods, smells, characters encountered along the road, the uneasy towns with their fractious denizens, the unpredictable firearms — all have the feel of truth, of a time and place brought vividly to life.”